Skinny/fat Guy... should I cut or bulk first?

[javaguru]

Do what works best for you. Some swear by morning cardio but I prefer to do cardio after my weight training session. Just increasing the number of times you workout will have a dramatic effect on fat loss.

 

[bloodstripe]

Do what works best for you. Some swear by morning cardio but I prefer to do cardio after my weight training session. Just increasing the number of times you workout will have a dramatic effect on fat loss.

Right now I am working out four times a week. I always hear about overtraining. But I have also heard about working out the same muscle groups twice in one day and then resting them for a week. If I did that with 20 min of cardio after each work out would that be to much?

Thanks for your time!

 

[dce2956]

Over the summer, when i was neither working nor going to school (baisically doing nothing but working out, and did a seriuos cutting cycle), I would go and do a good uphill walk on the treadmill for 45 mins in the morning around 10. then around 4 i would go back to the gym and lift. at the time i was skeptical of the 5x5, but after my experiance with it this last semister, i would reccomend doing that to the best of your ability. Trying for a new PR every week simply wont happen while cutting, but the routine in general is great for keeping muscle on your frame.

 

[javaguru]

If you're just starting back then one workout per day four times a week is probbaly sufficient. After a few months then you can raise the volume, just moniter for overtraining. I've become a big fan of training bodyparts twice per week, start be reducing total sets and adjust based on how well you respond. I've always responded well to volume training so I do more sets than most. Here is my split;

Day 1: Chest and shoulders
Day 2: Back and Bi's
Day 3: Legs and lower back (squat and deadlift are the foundations)
Day 4: off
repeat
I perform twenty plus total working sets for major muscle groups and nine to twelve sets for smaller groups. That's probably too much volume for the average person but it works for me. I never do isolation work for Tri's because I incorporate dips or close grip benches in my chest workout; It just leads to overtraining if I do.

 

[bloodstripe]

Thanks again for the help guys!!!

 

[jstrick2]

If you're just starting back then one workout per day four times a week is probbaly sufficient. After a few months then you can raise the volume, just moniter for overtraining. I've become a big fan of training bodyparts twice per week, start be reducing total sets and adjust based on how well you respond. I've always responded well to volume training so I do more sets than most. Here is my split;

Day 1: Chest and shoulders
Day 2: Back and Bi's
Day 3: Legs and lower back (squat and deadlift are the foundations)
Day 4: off
repeat
I perform twenty plus total working sets for major muscle groups and nine to twelve sets for smaller groups. That's probably too much volume for the average person but it works for me. I never do isolation work for Tri's because I incorporate dips or close grip benches in my chest workout; It just leads to overtraining if I do.

Thats a ton of volume bro..... and legs ONCE a week. Obviously, that may work for you, but careful what you preach to people starting out.

A full body routine, something based heavily around squats and deads would be the most beneficial for him..